Like a taste of déjà vu.
Barely out of confinement, Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot announced, without going into details, the reopening of concert halls, opera houses and cinemas on December 15.
But the curfew rule, which prohibits performances after 9 p.m., and the limits of spectator gauges should force many artists to cancel their concerts, if not their tours, some of which have already been postponed many times since the beginning of the show. health crisis.
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The government silence concerning current music did not fail to react several players in the field, feeling once again neglected by the executive.
"
Although defeated, we will fight,
" said singer Benjamin Biolay, never stingy with a rant on his Instagram account.
“
I have a very special thought for my many collaborators who were betting a lot on this resumption of concerts in January.
I spoke with many of them who admit that they no longer imagine seeing the end of the tunnel.
The worst part is not knowing if the sacrifice of an entire corporation is useful.
Help us a little to know what tomorrow will bring [...] I wish you much happiness to all in these times oh so disgusting
”, added the interpreter of
La Superbe
.
"The illusion of a recovery"
“Too many entertainment companies will not be able to restart on December 15 (...). Likewise, if the rooms are open but the producers are not able to produce their shows there, there will be no recovery, only the illusion of a recovery ”,
also regretted the Prodiss, union national musical and variety show in the private sector, in a press release.
A recent study by the Oxford Observatory reports, however, that music benefited the European Union and the United Kingdom to the tune of 81.9 billion euros in 2018. A financial windfall greater than that represented for example by exports of wine or beer.
It also notes that this sector, of which concerts are an integral part, employs 2 million people on the Old Continent.
Eloquent figures which in this health crisis, collide once again in the vagueness left by the government about the future of a music industry which is anything but “non-essential”.
SEE ALSO
- Reopening of cinemas and theaters: Roselyne Bachelot announces a "tolerance" for the spectators of the screenings ending at 9 p.m.